Emily Maitlis has been looking back at her Newsnight interview with Russell Brand and it’s a fascinating watch
Emily Maitlis has been reflecting on her Newsnight interview with Russell Brand for reasons you’ll already be aware of and it’s a fascinating watch.
Maitlis – now over at Global Radio and the @TheNewsAgents podcast – looked back as Brand faces accusations of rape and sexual assault said to be from a period between 2006 and 2013 – all of which he has since denied.
“You touched a nerve, he looked irritated.”@maitlis on her interview with Russell Brand, and how he knew when she was “editing” as he spoke…
On @GlobalPlayerhttps://t.co/SdyBDl7Yow pic.twitter.com/eFZAqQSttW
— The News Agents (@TheNewsAgents) September 18, 2023
‘My dear …’
And that wasn’t all.
“I went in preparing to loathe him, he was late, I thought ‘what a narcissist’… but in truth, he walked into the room and I was mesmerised.”@maitlis discusses her 2017 interview with Russell Brand.
Coming to @GlobalPlayer@lewis_goodall pic.twitter.com/hZvLPbVSX1
— The News Agents (@TheNewsAgents) September 18, 2023
And here are just a few of the things people said about it.
Must watch/listen. These guys are the best thing in UK news and current affairs. https://t.co/mUi3NU2LCr
— WillieMillersMoustache (@williemillersm1) September 18, 2023
"My dear"
— N i c o l a (@historylvr84) September 18, 2023
This episode of The News Agents RE: Brand is incredibly interesting. Excellent analysis / discussion / guests. https://t.co/h30TmxULqh
— Anthony W (@AnthonyW182) September 18, 2023